Swarthmore Fencing: the best team you’ve never heard of
WEBJan 30, 2014 · Quick, name the largest sports team at Swarthmore College. Chances are, your first answer was track, or possibly lacrosse or baseball. Unless you are one of the 72 members, or nearly 5% of the student body, that compete on the fencing team, you probably had little idea of the sport’s rapidly increasing popularity here. Founded in 2007 by current Head Coach Marshal Davis, himself a former ...
An Update on College Employee and Subcontractor COVID-19 …
WEBNov 18, 2020 · The college has committed to weekly testing for faculty and staff who are on campus at least once a week, with an average of 511 tests completed each week. As of November 17, 6,011 COVID-19 tests have been completed for Swarthmore College faculty and staff members. Fourteen of these tests have returned positive results and …
How Swarthmore’s New Strategic Plan Could Better Build …
WEBNov 16, 2023 · At the end of October, the office of President Val Smith released their current draft of Swarthmore’s next strategic plan entitled “Sustainable Swarthmore”.This plan outlines four broad goals for the college’s future: “build a rigorous and transformative liberal arts education for the 21st century,” “create a community prepared for life in a multiracial, multicultural democracy ...
It’s Time for the College to Listen - The Phoenix
WEBApr 25, 2024 · It is not hyperbole to say that these are historic times. We are in the midst of the largest student protest movement since the Vietnam War. Institutions such as Swarthmore will be remembered for their actions in moments like these. We, therefore, urge the college to take serious stock of its values and reconsider its approach to what has been an entirely peaceful presence on Parrish Beach ...
The little orange square: fashion and divestment - The Phoenix
WEBOct 23, 2014 · On September 21, around 200 Swarthmore students joined the group of 40,000 marching in New York at the People’s Climate March, one of the largest displays of group action against climate change to date. Many of them had little orange felt squares pinned onto their jackets or their backpacks. The square represents one subset of the group that marched — those who are working against climate ...
Life as an International Student-Athlete - The Phoenix
WEBOct 4, 2018 · Swarthmore boasts a diverse student body, full of students with all sorts of talents, interests, and backgrounds. Although only 1640 undergraduates are enrolled at Swarthmore, 53 countries are represented at the college. Along with the distinct student population of Swarthmore comes a multitude of 22 diverse varsity athletic teams, 10 of which have an international student on the roster. Life ...
Swarthmore Student Government Organization Adapts to a …
WEBOct 22, 2020 · In the current moment of mass uncertainty and social unrest, the Swarthmore Student Government Organization continues its work to represent and advocate for the needs of students, be they on campus or across the globe. On September 8, SGO elected seven new students to serve as senators for the 2020-21 academic year. Ten SGO members currently reside on campus while the rest are off-campus. The ...
Swarthmore Acceptance Rate Rises to 7.46% for Class of 2028 …
WEBMar 28, 2024 · On Friday, March 22, Swarthmore released its admissions decisions for the class of 2028. The college received 13,065 applications in this year’s cycle and admitted 975 prospective students, equating to a 7.46% acceptance rate for the college, slightly above last year’s acceptance rate of 6.84%. The college expects to yield a final class of 2028 of 415 students. Last year, for the class of ...
President Val Smith Welcomes Campus Input on New Strategic Plan
WEBNov 9, 2023 · On Oct. 27, President Valerie Smith requested campus community feedback on the college’s current draft of its new strategic plan: Sustainable Swarthmore.Smith acknowledged that while the college has been developing the plan over the past eighteen months, Sustainable Swarthmore is still undergoing the “consulting phase,” during which students, faculty, and staff will provide the President ...
Melanie Zelle, Author at The Phoenix
WEBApr 29, 2024 · Whooping Cough Case Confirmed on Campus. In an email sent out last Thursday, Feb. 22, Student Health and Wellness Services Director Casey Anderson announced the confirmation of a case of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, within the Swarthmore campus community. The email …